--- Dan Carno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <Snip> > At 03:52 AM 7/13/2005, you wrote: > >Sibelius asks that you > >define these properties of a note before you enter > the > >note itself. > > Not true. I use Sibelius (as well as Finale) > regularly, and I never input > in this manner. I always enter the notes first and > then everything else > afterwards.
We were specifically discussing the simultaneous entry of notes and other elements. And I was talking about more than just articulations and expressions. Sibelius DOES ask you to specify the accidentals and augmentation dots before entering the notes. This is not optional unless you backtrack to the note, a method which is obviously not efficient. There are good reasons to get good in Finale at inputting some elements on the fly. I always input clef changes, time sig changes, and key changes on the fly from within Simple Entry. And with uncommon articulations and expressions - the ones that would leave me hunting back through the score to find the location of, I also enter these within Simple Entry. *F to enter a fermata is a reflex for me. As is x4 for a forte. If I'm entering a lot of articulations or dynamics, I usually enter them all at once with their respective tools. But for the occasional one, Simple Entry is faster. For anyone who uses the Speedy Entry Caps Lock (non-MIDI entry), I strongly recommend learning Simple Entry. There is just no way that Speedy can keep up with Simple for entry without a MIDI keyboard. It requires far more keystrokes. Regards, Tyler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
